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Twitter Users Missing the Point with Automated Follow Responses

Monday, November 17, 2008

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Like many of you, I use Twitter. (@chriswebb) I use it for a variety of reasons, both personal and professional but have always thought of it as a very ‘personal’ tool. By that I mean it’s an ecosystem of *people* that despite the distance and in some cases, anonymity, relate to each other. It is [...]

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Managing 5,000 Facebook Friends

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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“How do I manage my 5,000 Facebook friends?” is a question Mark Cuban had to face recently. Facebook went from being a way to broadcast information to 5k people, probably 4k of which I didn’t know or even have a business link to, to a platform I either had to take seriously or walk away from. Mark [...]

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Can Brands Be Social? Shel Israel says “No.”

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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Wiley author Shel Israel has started an interesting conversation with Jeremiah Owyang about wither or not “brands” can be social.  Jeremiah asked if brands should build their own networks, or use existing social nets.  Shel says brands can not be social, only people can.  I’m not so sure I completely agree – yet. As I have [...]

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